Jarrod

163 posts
Pie baker extraordinaire who also happens to be a screenwriter/actor.

Why Meryl Streep Won’t Win An Oscar Next Year

Yes, she’s been nominated sixteen times and won twice but that means she is fourteen times a loser. However, there are a few things that might be the cause of her twenty-eight year drought. Maybe other nominated performances are better than hers? Maybe politics gets in the way? Or MAYBE her performances just aren’t that good? Continue reading

Double Film Review: Martha Marcy May Marlene and Jeff, Who Lives At Home

Martha Marcy May Marlene and Jeff, Who Lives At Home are two films that take a look at the people in their twenties and early thirties who haven’t quite found themselves. No, they aren’t hippies but the characters are definitely people that go through life in a way that society doesn’t always agree with.

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QOTD: Your Top 25 Songs

VH1 just released it’s somewhat misguided list of the top songs of the 2000’s and the number one spot was given to “Crazy in Love” by Beyonce.  A list of top songs is pretty hard to make without disappointing someone so I figured we’d see what our own lists look like. So what is a good unbiased way to do that? Looking at your own Itunes Top 25, of course.

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A Review of Lars Von Trier’s Melancholia

Starring Kirsten Dunst, Charlotte Gainsbourg, and Keifer Sutherland, Melancholia is a movie less about the end of the world and more about the relationship between two sisters. However, if you are looking for a chick flick or disaster movie then this is not it.

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Hurry! Outbid J.Lo While You Still Can

Rumor has it that Jennifer Lopez is buying a house in the Hamptons. The contracts on the $18 million dollar property are out but there may be a bit of a snag. We know J.Lo can be a little high maintenance and doesn’t like to deal with little people so the fact that a sailing club that might attract people could keep her from buying. The house is still open for walkthroughs so maybe it’s time to buy a Crasstalk house in the Hamptons? Continue reading